Reality check for O'Neill as Northern Ireland snatch 0-0 draw with Czech Republic

Czech Republic 0, Northern Ireland 0: Northern Ireland took a point from their opening World Cup qualifier as Filip Novak's stunning miss let Michael O'Neill's side snatch a 0-0 draw with the Czech Republic.

Northern Ireland took a point from their opening World Cup qualifier as Filip Novak's stunning miss let Michael O'Neill's side snatch a 0-0 draw with the Czech Republic.

Two years on from a victory in Hungary which kickstarted their run to the Euro 2016 finals, the feel-good buzz accrued from featuring in France this summer evaporated somewhat with a stalemate against the equally underwhelming Czechs.